Lisa Bonet
ActingAlso Known As
Lisa Boney, Lilakoi Moon, لیسا بونت
Biography
Lilakoi Moon (born Lisa Michelle Bonet), known professionally as Lisa Bonet, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Denise Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, and originally starring in its spinoff series A Different World. She earned widespread acclaim and several awards for her role, such as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1986. She appeared in the psychological horror film Angel Heart (1987), which earned her a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. She co-starred in the action thriller film Enemy of the State (1998), the comedy-drama film High Fidelity (2000), the action drama film Biker Boyz (2003), and the thriller film Road to Paloma (2013). She has sporadically worked in TV acting with such roles as Maya Daniels in Life on Mars (2008–2009) and Marisol on Ray Donovan (2016).
Movies
(20 total)
Enemy of the State
as Rachel Banks
High Fidelity
as Marie DeSalle
Angel Heart
as Epiphany Proudfoot
Biker Boyz
as Queenie
Road to Paloma
as Magdalena
Lathe of Heaven
as Heather Lelache
New Eden
as Lily
Bank Robber
as Priscilla
Dead Connection
as Catherine Briggs
The Earth Day Special
as Denise Huxtable
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
as Denise Huxtable Kendall (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
as Self (archive footage)
Jellywolf
as Receptionist
Whitepaddy
as Mae Evans
TV Shows
(11 total)
New Girl
as Brenda Brown
Ray Donovan
as Marisol Campos
The Cosby Show
as Denise Huxtable
Life on Mars
as Detective Maya Daniels
Drunk History
as Mary Ellen Pleasant
Drunk History
as Rosa Parks
St. Elsewhere
as Carla
Tales from the Darkside
as Justine
A Different World
as Denise Huxtable
